GameTap Thursday: Hitman's grand finale

Agent 47's killing spree comes to an end this week as Hitman: Blood Money arrives on GameTap. Also coming to a close is the Bogard dynasty with both of the major Fatal Fury series logging in their final battles before the release of Garou later this month. The load is light this week but that doesn't mean its lacking any quality.

Athena (Arcade) - Sure, it may not have the catchy tunes of its follow-up, Pyscho Soldier, but Athena is still an important piece of SNK history.
Fatal Fury 3 (Neo-Geo) - The last in an enjoyable, yet unbelievably broken fighting series. We'll be playing this to enjoy the first and last game where Bob Wilson is a solid choice.
Real Bout: Fatal Fury 2 (Neo-Geo) - Fear the Bash! This sequel didn't introduce many new faces, but it's definitely one of the better entries in the series.
Hitman: Blood Money (PC) - Possibly known more for its controversial advertising than its gameplay, Blood Money represents Agent 47 at his finest.
Imperial Glory (PC) - Not the greatest RTS by any means, Imperial Glory is the dirty love child of Rome: Total War and Risk. Strategy nuts need only apply.

We have your weekly free play update available for you after the break as well, sporting the notable addition of Vampire Savior.

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Vampire Savior

Reader Comments (10)

Is it just me, or does it seem like Joystiq is a freaking advertisment for Gametap? Do I really need to know every little game that gets released for it? Even the PS3, 360, Wii don't get this type of coverage.

Are you serious? Once a week we cover GameTap's new releases. http://www.joystiq.com/tag/gametapthursday/

Or, perhaps, check our total GameTap coverage. http://www.joystiq.com/tag/gametap/

Now, compare that to our XBLA coverage: http://www.joystiq.com/tag/xbla

You really think we're overdoing it?

Snap!

Actually I do think Gametap coverage is overdone, especially relative to the interests of your audience. But this is not my blog, it is yours, so take the feedback as you will.

1. Hitman is an assassin.
2. Assassins could be ninjas.
3. Ninjas fought pirates.
4. Pirates wore eye patches for night vision.
5. Night vision for Hitman.
6. Hitman brings night vision to Game Tap.

so this means no more hitman games?

that sucks...

The only problem with the free service is that sometimes the games disappear too quick, or without warning.

I started to play Hitman 1, but it was only there a week, and then suddenly it was gone.. when i was only about 4 levels in.

It doesn't matter so much with the smaller "Virtual Console" games.. but its annoying with the much longer modern games. (on the other hand, tomb raider legend hung around for MONTHS)

It'd be nice to have

(a) A countdown timer.. and games up for a set period. (3 weeks-1 month), or

(b) Once the game expires you can continue to play it, but can't download ANY other games until you delete it.

Is Gametap really worth it? I think the only way I would get it is if I had a PC hooked up to my HDTV.

It's great. Almost 1000 games from 17 different platforms for 7-10$ a month. It completely blows the VC/XBLA/PSN out of the water. Of course you'd better just check the games list first.

GameTap Thursday: Hitman's grand finale

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